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Nationality groups athletes by the country each one represented. Wikipedia describes Pele as "a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward," a nationality he represented on the pitch to win three World Cups. This dimension shows which countries produced the athletes behind a given sport's history.

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548 BCE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Go (game)
WikipediaGo (game), Origin in China section
Quote, Go (game), Origin in China section
The earliest written reference to the game is generally recognized as the historical annal Zuo Zhuan (c. 4th century BCE), referring to a historical event of 548 BCE.
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Which players are grouped under this Space and Territory Games athlete category?

Go champions and professional players specifically, not players of chess or other abstract strategy games.

This subcategory groups athletes who competed in go, the territorial abstract strategy board game, including go champions and professional players. Players of chess-family or other abstract strategy games are grouped under their own categories.